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B&O Old Main Line Tour
The OML is the route of the first commercial railroad in the USA as it pushed
west from Baltimore, Maryland to the Ohio River.
It was constructed largely by hand between 1828 and 1835, and amazingly, continues
in use even now by CSX.
B&O Washington Branch Tour
The B&O Washington Branch (now CSX Capital Subdivision) splits from the
Old Main Line in Relay and extends to Washington, DC.
It was built around 1835, but contains fewer surviving relics than the OML.
The route is busier and less scenic.
B&O Metropolitan Branch Tour
The B&O Metropolitan Branch, now CSX Metropolitan Subdivision, starts in Washington, DC and progresses northwest
to Weverton, MD. This tour continues to Harpers Ferry, WV as the Cumberland Subdivision.
Camden Cutoff and Spur
  mp 3 to 1.5 - Jul 2021
  mp 1.5 to 0.7 - Aug 2021
  mp 0.6 to 0 - Sep 2021
Locust Point Branch
  mp -1.5 to 0 - Dec 2022
  mp 0 to 2 - Jan 2023
  mp 2 to 3.6 - Feb 2023 South Baltimore Branch - Jun 2015
Curtis Bay Branch
  mp 4 to 0 west - Jul 2023
  mp 0 to -2 east - Oct 2023
  Seawall Branch
    mp 0 to 1 - Jul 2015
    mp 1 to 2 - Apr 2024
  Marley Neck Branch
    mp 8 to 5 - Aug 2015
    mp 5 to 3 - May 2024
    mp 3 to 0 - Mar 2021
Baltimore Belt Line - including Howard Street Tunnel
  mp 96 to 94 Camden to Mount Royal - Nov 2016
  mp 94 to 93 Jones Falls to Charles Village - Jun 2020
  mp 93 to 89 Waverly to Bayview - Jan 2023
Philadelphia Branch
  mp 89 to 82 Bayview to Poplar - Jun 2023
  mp 82 to 74 White Marsh to Clayton - Sep 2017
  mp 73 to 63 Van Bibber to Aberdeen - Jun 2022
  mp 63 Aberdeen Station - Nov 2017
  mp 63 to 58 Aberdeen to Susquehanna - Jun 2018
Sparrows Point Branch
  mp -0 to 1 Bayview to Canton Jct - Aug 2018
  mp 1 to 5 Canton Jct to Dundalk - Apr 2017
  mp 5 to 10 Dundalk to Sparrows Point - Jun 2017
Topical
  Chasing 958 - Jan 2024
Pennsylvania Railroad in Maryland
By combining several smaller roads, Pennsylvania Railroad was able to break the
B&O's monopoly on long-distance rail service from/to Maryland and Washington, DC.
connections
and competition
for B&O
Pennsylvania RR / now Amtrak Northeast Corridor and NS: